Shloka 3
अहिंसा-प्रधान धर्मविचारः
Ahiṃsā as the Superior Dharma: Practical and Scriptural Reasoning
बिभेम्यहमधर्मस्य धर्म्यमादिश कर्म मे । त्वं मां भीतामवेक्षस्व शिवेनेक्षस्व चक्षुषा
bibhemy aham adharmasya dharmyam ādiśa karma me | tvaṁ māṁ bhītām avekṣasva śivenekṣasva cakṣuṣā ||
اے بھگوان! میں اَدھرم سے بہت ڈرتی ہوں۔ مجھے دھرم کے مطابق کرم کرنے کی ہدایت دیجئے۔ میری اس گھبراہٹ میں مجھ پر نظرِ کرم فرمائیے اور اپنی مبارک و مہربان نگاہ مجھ پر ڈالئے۔
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ethical life as seeking dharma-guided action when one fears slipping into adharma. It emphasizes humility and the need for authoritative moral instruction, along with the idea that a teacher’s compassionate, auspicious regard steadies the fearful seeker.
A speaker, identified in the heading as Nārada, voices anxiety about committing adharma and requests clear direction for dharmic conduct, asking to be looked upon with a benevolent, auspicious gaze—signaling a plea for guidance and reassurance in a moral dilemma.